FINASTERIDE: HAIR TREATMENT AT THE CROIX D'OR HAIR CLINIC

Finasteride is an inhibitor of the 5-alpha reductase type 2 enzyme (present in the hair follicles of the scalp). It thus blocks the peripheral transformation of testosterone into another androgen, dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is the main cause of androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness). Do you want to start treatment with finasteride? Make an appointment with our hair care specialists at the Hair Clinic: only a thorough examination can accurately determine the presence or absence of alopecia, the causes and the appropriate treatment. The benefit of this treatment is a reduction in the circulating level of DHT, and therefore a stabilization of hair loss and sometimes satisfactory regrowth in terms of quantity and quality.

Side effects are rare (<1 to 2%) but should be considered (breast discomfort sometimes associated with an increase in volume, change in texture and/or volume of sperm, decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, decreased morale). In the vast majority of cases, these rare side effects are reversible. When starting this treatment, we always take a lot of time to inform him about this medication.